Images from the Junior / Cadet World Championships

April 18, 2000

South Bend, Indiana

The Opening Ceremony

The representatives from France.

The representatives from Puerto Rico.

The representatives from the U.S.

Local organizer Mike DeCicco (right) is presented with a plaque from the FIE honoring his long service to international fencing.

FIE head Rene Roch (right) officially opens the 2000 Junior/Cadet World Fencing Championships.

The packed crowd of fencers and spectators stand for the anthem of the host country.